Sport: Ruth Out

"Judge Fuchs is a double-crosser. His word is no good. He doesn't keep
his promises. I don't want another damn thing from himthe dirty
double-crosser."

With these and more unprintable comments, George Herman Ruth last week
resigned from the Boston Braves with whom he signed a contract last
February to perform as baseball player, assistant manager and vice
president. His reasons: personal differences with the Braves'
president, Judge Emil Fuchs, climaxed by Judge Fuchs's refusal to allow
him to attend a party on board the S.S. Normandie (see p. 20) which
Babe Ruth thought would be "a great thing for baseball." Judge...